The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-10-27
Why +?
A Few POINTS IN STEVENSON S CASE
WORTH CONSIDERING

A Few POINTS IN STEVENSON S CAS-
WORTH CONSIDERING !!
The Democratic managers hav'
seen fit to make war on the Republi
can candidate for Representative, L
becomes us, therefore, to consider thu
points they present in their own can
didate, and determine If possible, th'
better course to pursue in the matter
DIR. Kitchen represents the Republi
can party, and all that it has done
He makes no excuses, asks 10 man tt
conceal the past record of his party
or Of himself. He stands squarel5
before the people as such represen.
tative and such man, and is willing
to abide their decision in the matter
Now comes the Democratic party
Of Jackson County, and demands the
defeat Of Kitchen. Why? Because
he is a Republican. They offer, as a
suitable man to represent the great
Republican County of Jackson, John
G. Stevenson. What does he repre-
sent? The old pro-slavery and copper
head element Of the Democratic par
ty. In the important position of
member of Legislature, we are asked
to place man who has not made a
foot of political advancement in thir-
ty years. He was denouncing the
''Nigger" then, and he denounces the
colored man yet. In so far as Mr..
Stevenson's Democracy is an indica-
ton, the Democratic party stands pre-
cisely where it stood at the outbreak
of the Rebellion. Is this the kind Of
craftsmanship the intelligent people
of Ohio want in the Legislature.
In 1862, Mr.. Stevenson was for q
time editor Of the Jackson Express,
the copperhead paper published here.
We do not think careful search of
the fi.es of that paper while under
his management will reveal a single
line III favor Of the prosecution of the
war, or In censure of the attempt Of
the Southern Rebels to destroy the
Government. Mr.. Stevenson did, we
believe, shoulder shot gun and go on
the famous Gallipolis Raid. But that
was the only evidence we can now re-
call to mind Indicative Of his loyalty
during those dark days The defeat
of the Union Armies, and the slaugh-
ter Of them, would have caused a great
season of joy among Mr.. Stevenson's
party associates in this County. This
is the kind Of craftsmanship he repre-
sents-that which would destroy the
fabric Of our Government at the COM
mand Of the Democratic managers.
Is that the kind Of craftsmanship you
want in the Legislature?
:. Our Democratic friends have had
the amazing effrontery to claim that
they had always been the especial
champions of good Government, and
the only real exponents OF the true
spirit Of the ''Constooshen." Yet
they would put into the Legislature,
in the year 1887 a Representative who,
with the rest Of the party was the Bit
ter enemy Of the existing political
features, and who, with most of his
party, was strongly opposed to shoot
ing the life out Of the awful, murder
ous Rebellion. Mr.. Stevenson would
go to the Legislature committed to
many of the worst doctrines OF the
party, and would there
fore be the most undesirable man for
the position to be thought of. The
people of Ohio and especially the peo-
pie of Jackson County, cannot afford
TO 60 back quarter Of century for
to represent present inter-
ests. AS specimen Of the dignity
which Mr.. Stevenson would take into
the Legislature, read the following ed
torial, taken from the last issue Of
the Jackson Express edited by him.
No wonder he wants to talk about the
'nigger." 1t is all he ever knew in
politics:
"The Standard editor, when he
takes up his pen, can think Of moth
ing else to write about but a nigger
He is continually thinking of the
NiggerLHe loves the NiggerLHe
the Nigger-He prays for
the freedom of the Nigger!-The
Niger is his God! He always spreads
it on thick when he finds d Niger
subject"
AdvOeate.7